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2016-2018
POSTDOCTORAL
RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIP
A NIH/NIBIB Training Program
Cardiovascular Imaging Research Program at Stanford
Joseph C. Wu, MD PhD | Program Director
John M. Pauly, PhD | Co-Director
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Multi-Disciplinary Training Program in
Cardiovascular Imaging at Stanford
An NIH/NIBIB Training Program
Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD, and John Pauly, PhD, Program Directors
Program Overview
The Multi-Disciplinary Training Program in
Cardiovascular Imaging at Stanford is
funded by the National Institute of
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of
the National Institutes of Health to bring
together postdoctoral fellows and faculty
from three complementary areas – clinical,
engineering, and molecular imaging – to
train the next generation of CV imaging
investigators for successful careers. With
the impact of cardiovascular disease on US
and world health and the rapid advances
in
imaging
technologies
and
cardiovascular biology, it is critical
that fellows be provided a broad,
multi-disciplinary, and collaborative
training program to foster their ability to
translate CV
imaging
research
into
clinical application.
MD and PhD backgrounds encouraged to
apply for this
two-year fellowship,
combining CV imaging research. There are
over 15 faculty mentors from the Schools
of Medicine and Engineering, including
Cardiovascular
Medicine,
Radiology,
Molecular Imaging, Electrical Engineering,
and Bioengineering.
Program Design & Requirements
Fellows will pursue research over a twoyear period with the goals of a research
publication and a grant submission.
Fellows will have a primary research
mentor. Some may also select a secondary
mentor from a complementary area (e.g., a
clinical
The James H. Clark Center
secondary mentor to complement
a bioengineering primary mentor). There
will be broad exposure for all fellows to
clinical imaging modalities and facilities
within the Stanford University Medical
Center. Fellows with clinical training are
welcome to maintain some clinical
activities, however as an NIH research
training program this will be limited to
10% effort.
The educational program emphasizes
collaborative interaction in 4 major areas
1.
2.
3.
4.
Multi-modality CV Imaging
Multi-disciplinary Innovation
CV Imaging Discovery
Research Career Development
These include courses in Biodesign
(optional) and Molecular Imaging. Fellows
have the opportunity to attend weekly
seminars
hosted
by
the
Stanford
Cardiovascular Institute and the Center for
Biological
Imaging
at
Stanford.
A
workshop on study design and grant/
manuscript writing will be supported.
Finally, fellows will have access to a wide
range of courses and seminars to enhance
their primary fields of research throughout
Stanford University and the Schools of
Medicine and Engineering.
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Faculty- visit website for a complete list
The faculty mentors are a critical component of the CVIS program, with a balance of MD
and PhD mentors across the core collaborative departments. They are grant-funded faculty
engaged in a broad range of cardiovascular imaging research with experience training successful young investigators.
Dominik Fleischmann, MD (Radiology)
Francis Blankenberg, MD (Radiology, MIPS, Pediatrics)
Kim Butts Pauly, PhD (Radiology, Bioengineering)
Christopher Contag, PhD (Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology, MIPS, Radiology)
Rebecca Fahrig, PhD (Radiology)
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD (Radiology, MIPS, Bioengineering)
Robert Herfkens, MD (Radiology)
Pierre Khuri-Yakub, PhD (Electrical Engineering)
David Liang, MD, PhD (Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrical Engineering)
John Pauly, PhD (Electrical Engineering)
Dwight Nishimura, PhD (Electrical Engineering)
Norbert Pelc, PhD (Radiology, Bioengineering)
Charles Taylor, PhD (Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering, Radiology)
Joseph Wu, MD, PhD (Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, MIPS)
Phillip Yang, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Greg Zaharchuk, MD, PhD (Radiology)
Resources & Facilities
The research, clinical, and educational resources and activities of the departments
and programs involved provide an extraordinary environment for multi-disciplinary training in CV imaging. A key asset of
the CVIS program is the proximity of the
departments and facilities on the Stanford
University campus. The Falk Cardiovascular Research Center is adjacent to Stanford
Hospital and houses Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the Cardiovascular Institute. In addition to cardiovascular biology labs, it has a full animal
facility with surgical and cath lab facilities
and the Falk Cardiovascular 3T MRI lab.
The Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging
is near the School of Medicine and houses
the Radiology Department and Radiologic
Sciences Lab. It has one 1.5T, two 3T, and
one 7T whole-body MRI systems, as well
as a cyclotron and radiochemistry facilities. The Stanford Hospital has numerous
inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art
MRI, CT, SPECT, PET/CT, echo, and x-ray
angio systems. The James H. Clark Center
is between the School of Medicine and the
Packard Electrical Engineering Building and
houses Bioengineering and the MolecuThe James H. Clark Center
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lar Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS). It
has the Stanford Center for Innovation in
In-Vivo Imaging (SCI3), which is a multimodality small animal imaging facility with
bioluminescence, fluorescence, micro-PET,
micro-SPECT, ultrasound, micro-CT, and
7T MRI. The Packard Building houses Electrical Engineering, which has a dedicated
Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Lab
nearby with a 1.5T research MRI.
Qualifications
The CVIS program seeks MD, PhD, or MD/
PhD graduates. Applicants must be either
a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to
apply.
Funding
support
includes
postdoctoral salary, supplies, and travel to
conferences for two years.
Links
Cardiovascular Institute:
http://cvi.stanford.edu
Cardiovascular Medicine:
http://cvmedicine.stanford.edu
Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford:
http://mips.stanford.edu
Bioengineering:
http://bioengineering.stanford.edu
The following material should be
submitted:
• Two letters of recommendation
• 1-page career goal statement
• 1-page written research proposal
describing a project of interest in CV
imaging
Upload Application:
http://med.stanford.edu/cvi/education/cvis-t32.html
Questions: Contact
David Preston, Program Manager
Stanford University School of Medicine
265 Campus Drive, G1120
Stanford, CA 94035-5101
Tel: (650) 725-7964
Email:[email protected]
For More Information
http://med.stanford.edu/cvi.html
The Richard M. Lucas Center for Imaging
The James H. Clark Center